Google and NASA launch a quantum AI lab built around a D-Wave machine

Why it matters

It was Google's first major quantum computing effort. In 2014 the same Quantum AI team added its own hardware group, led by John Martinis.

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Sources (3)

• Google Research Blog Launching the Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab
  Primary sourceMay 16, 2013

  “So today we're launching the Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab. NASA's Ames Research Center will host the lab, which will house a quantum computer from D-Wave Systems, and the USRA (Universities Space Research Association) will invite researchers from around the world to share time on it. Our goal: to study how quantum computing might advance machine learning.”

• NASA Advanced Supercomputing Division Quantum Computing Collaboration Announced
  Primary sourceMay 17, 2013

  “NASA, the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) and Google are partnering to assess the potential of quantum computers to perform calculations that are difficult or impossible using conventional supercomputers.”

• IEEE Spectrum Google Hires Quantum Computing Expert John Martinis to Build New Hardware
  Independent coverageSep 8, 2014

  “Among the new faces at Google's quantum computing lab are John Martinis, a professor of physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and his quantum computing team.”